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Applications for grants under the Creating Safer Places and Crime Prevention Innovation Fund are now open and close at 4pm on Friday 11 February 2022.

Forums for South Sudanese community members and community organisations in North-West and South-East Metro Melbourne which focus on parenting support for young people.

Community partnerships to improve public safety are being supported thanks to $700,000 in crime prevention funding for six councils across Victoria to support the development of community-led crime prevention initiatives.

Small multicultural and Aboriginal clubs and community organisation are invited to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to support young people make positive life choices and reach their potential.

Funding provided to six African-Australian sports clubs through the Sports Alliance for Crime Prevention to engage and support African-Australian young people.

Additional funding will support 15 youth crime prevention projects providing support for young people for a further 12 months.

Brimbank, Hume and Melton LGAs are the first three communities to receive $700,000 Empowering Communities grants to develop and deliver community-led crime prevention initiatives, building on ideas from the Building Safer Communities forums.

Empowering Victorian communities to tackle the causes of crime is the cornerstone of Victoria's new Crime Prevention Strategy.

Almost $4.4 million in grants funding has been awarded to 16 innovative projects across metropolitan and regional Victorian communities under the first round of the new Building Safer Communities Program.

Young people in Kensington and Shepparton will receive netball training sessions, and at the same time learn vital life skills as part of the Community Action Netball Project.